Open AccessDoes a Delay in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Increase the Incidence of Secondary Pathology in the Knee? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Graeme Matthewson,
Sahil Kooner,
Rasheda Rabbani,
Tania Gottschalk,
Jason Old,
Ahmed M AbouSetta,
Ryan Zarychanski,
Jeff Leiter,
Peter MacDonald
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical journal of sport medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1536-3724
pISSN - 1050-642X
DOI - 10.1097/jsm.0000000000000762
Subject(s) - medicine , anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction , meta analysis , relative risk , confidence interval , randomized controlled trial , anterior cruciate ligament , surgery , incidence (geometry) , meniscus , medline , range of motion , population , systematic review , physics , environmental health , political science , law , optics
Previous systematic reviews looking at timing of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) examined the functional outcomes and range of motion; however, few have quantified the effect of timing of surgery on secondary pathology. The goal of this study was to analyze the effects of early ACLRs versus delayed ACLR on the incidence of meniscal and chondral lesions.